Convert AKST to SAST
SAST is 11 hours ahead of AKST. AKST is UTC−9 and SAST is UTC+2.
Right now: AKST · SAST
Best time to schedule a meeting
Standard 9–5 working hours do not overlap at all between AKST and SAST. Someone has to take an early or late call — or use asynchronous communication instead.
| AKST | SAST | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 10:00 AM | 9:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 11:00 AM | 10:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 1:00 PM | 12:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
| 2:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
| 4:00 PM | 3:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
| 5:00 PM | 4:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
AKST to SAST conversion table
| AKST | SAST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 2:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| 3:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| 4:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
| 5:00 AM | 4:00 PM |
| 6:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| 7:00 AM | 6:00 PM |
| 8:00 AM | 7:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 9:00 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 10:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 12:00 AM (next day) |
| 2:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) |
| 4:00 PM | 3:00 AM (next day) |
| 5:00 PM | 4:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 5:00 AM (next day) |
| 7:00 PM | 6:00 AM (next day) |
| 8:00 PM | 7:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 8:00 AM (next day) |
| 10:00 PM | 9:00 AM (next day) |
| 11:00 PM | 10:00 AM (next day) |
About AKST
Alaska Standard Time (AKST) is UTC−9. It is used in Anchorage and the rest of Alaska in winter.
Alaska Standard Time is UTC−9, one hour behind Pacific Standard Time. Alaska observes daylight saving on the US schedule, moving to AKDT at UTC−8 in summer. The state is wide enough to span four time zones geographically and chooses to run on one for practical reasons, which is why the sun can rise at very different clock times at either end of it.
About SAST
South Africa Standard Time (SAST) is UTC+2. It is used in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini.
South Africa Standard Time is UTC+2 with no daylight saving, unchanged since 1903 apart from two wartime years. The whole country keeps it, and so do Lesotho and Eswatini. Against the UK it is two hours ahead in winter and one in summer, which is the shift that catches London–Johannesburg standing calls every March and October.
Does this gap change with the seasons?
Neither AKST nor SAST shifts with the seasons, so this 11-hour difference holds all year. That is unusual enough to be worth relying on: most cross-continental gaps move twice a year.
This is the reason scheduling systems store an IANA zone such as Region/City rather than an offset or an abbreviation: the zone knows its own rules and the offset does not.
Frequently asked questions
What time is 9:00 AM AKST in SAST?
9:00 AM AKST is 8:00 PM SAST.
Is SAST ahead of AKST?
SAST is 11 hours ahead of AKST.
Which time zone does this use?
AKST is UTC−9 and SAST is UTC+2. Both abbreviations denote a single fixed offset, so this conversion never shifts with daylight saving — what changes is which abbreviation a place is using at the time.